Review of Nine CircleX

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, 2025-07-21, 13:08:22, Level ID: 36522386
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I always saw this level as a bit of a fancy extension, it's difficult to feel insulted by it with zobros' own involvement in the project. Out of all nine circles remakes out there I consider this to be the most faithful one, it doesnt follow the standard formula of "these rigid boxes is what defines the genre" and instead opts to give a semi-unique take on the original level's theme, which supposedly resembles some kind of Asian dungeon. There are some neat designs, the drop was made a lot less repetitive and the overall structuring was changed up to feel sharper and more threatening, the level seems to know what it's doing and yet it feels so underwhelming in the end. Aside from the random Chinese pop up windows at the wave there's very little effort made to communicate the intended aesthetic properly, the designs are about as cryptic as its predecessor, they're modernized just enough to look fresh but it never strictly improves upon anything. Especially the wave, intended to be the level's biggest spectacle, misses its mark in the remake, all its trippy feel is lost to a bunch of static pulses and bland bg elements. I respect what the level was going for, in the sea of meaningless parodies nine circles has received a solid remake could've highlighted its earnest qualities a bit more, but I believe this was a rather weak attempt at doing so

OVERALL3/10
GAMEPLAY-/10
VISUALS-/10
DIFFICULTY-/100
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